Moving over
What it takes
Keep your favourites list in your head: rebuilding it in Vandle means one record per machine, and every protocol you need from it clips onto that record.
You already expect a transfer to feel good
Transmit is proof that infrastructure software can be a pleasure to use. Vandle is aiming at that standard of finish and carrying it to Windows and Linux, with the terminal and the desktop in the same window.
Credit where it is due
Transmit is fast, beautifully built and has the best-behaved dual pane on any platform. Panic earned its reputation on details most tools never notice.
What changes
Four things you get that you did not have.
- The same client and the same connection list on Windows and Linux, not only on macOS.
- A terminal and a remote desktop on the record you already use for files.
- A route per connection, with the active path and exit visible while the session runs.
- Central, encrypted state, so a new machine is one passphrase away from your whole environment.
Side by side
Transmit and Vandle
| Aspect | Transmit | Vandle |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | macOS | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| Scope | File transfer and mounting | Six protocols on one shell |
| Routing | Per-server proxy settings | A route object, assignable and switchable |
| State | Local, with system sync | A store you point at, secrets encrypted client-side |
And the rest of it
Four more protocols came along
Replacing one tool gets you five. Whatever else that machine speaks is already a row on the same record - and every one of them takes the route you assigned.
Web
Real browsing, properly routed
SSH
A terminal that keeps up
SFTP
Two remote panes, no detour
WebDAV
The other half of file transfer
RDP
Desktops on a native surface
Local
Your own machine, in the same list
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